Calflora Taxon Report
Medicago sativa  L.
Alfalfa
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2017 Hayley Ross
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2016 Svetlana Yegorova
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2023 Donald Burk
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2017 Hayley Ross
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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Medicago sativa is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Medicago
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFMedicago sativa ssp. falcata
JEFMedicago sativa ssp. sativa
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